Kep Track
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The Kep Track is a bicycle, walking and horse track in the Darling Range and further east of Western Australia
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It commences at Mundaring Weir
and proceeds through Chidlow
, Wooroloo, Wundowie, Bakers Hill and Clackline to Northam
, for approximately 75 kilometres. It is based on the route of the former 3'6 WAGR
railway line from Mundaring to Northam - and the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
pipeline route.
The promotion and planning of the track is linked in with the Golden Pipeline Project
of the National Trust of Western Australia.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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It commences at Mundaring Weir
Mundaring Weir
Mundaring Weir is the name of a dam which are located from Perth, Western Australia in the Darling Scarp. It is situated in the Mundaring locality...
and proceeds through Chidlow
Chidlow, Western Australia
Chidlow is a small community in the Shire of Mundaring approximately 45 kilometres east of Perth, Western Australia.-History:The Chidlow townsite was originally named Chidlow's Well after a small waterhole near the old Northam road. The watering place had been known to travellers for many years and...
, Wooroloo, Wundowie, Bakers Hill and Clackline to Northam
Northam, Western Australia
Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region...
, for approximately 75 kilometres. It is based on the route of the former 3'6 WAGR
Western Australian Government Railways
Western Australian Government Railways was most common name of the Western Australian government rail transport authority from 1890 to 1976. It is, in its current form, known as the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia....
railway line from Mundaring to Northam - and the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme is a pipeline and dam project which delivers potable water to communities in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, particularly Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie...
pipeline route.
The promotion and planning of the track is linked in with the Golden Pipeline Project
Golden Pipeline Project
Golden Pipeline Project was a project conducted by the National Trust of Australia which created guide books, web sites, and tourist trails along the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme pipeline at the time the pipeline was being celebrated for its 100 years of operation...
of the National Trust of Western Australia.
External links
External links
- http://www.railtrails.org.au/states/trails.php3?action=trail&trail=49
- http://www.perthtrails.com.au/browse.asp?pg=382&RegionID=2